Merkel does not rule out a trade agreement between the EU and USA

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she did not rule out a bilateral trade agreement between the EU and the United States, adding that the WTO was unable to produce multilateral agreements.
“We want trade that is consistent with the multilateral trading system of the World Trade Organization, but we also recognize that the World Trade Organization has been unable to complete an international agreement for years,” the German chancellor told a joint news conference with US President Donald Trump.

Merkel said she did not rule out bilateral negotiations between the European Union and the United States, recalling that US President Donald Trump said he was committed to addressing trade imbalances between the United States and Europe.